Moral discovered in the thick of battle (5)
I believe the answer is:
ethic
'moral' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in the thick of battle' is the wordplay.
'ETHIC' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
'discovered' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ethic that I've seen before include "type of behaviour" , "set of morals" , "Code of principles" , "Moral rule" , "Set of moral principles" .)